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Genesis 25:27

When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home.
Genesis 25:27
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַֽיִּגְדְּלוּ֙ הַנְּעָרִ֔ים וַיְהִ֣י עֵשָׂ֗ו אִ֛ישׁ יֹדֵ֥עַ צַ֖יִד אִ֣ישׁ שָׂדֶ֑ה וְיַעֲקֹב֙ אִ֣ישׁ תָּ֔ם יֹשֵׁ֖ב אֹהָלִֽים׃

  1. וַֽיִּגְדְּלוּ֙vai.yig.de.Lu“and they grew up”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from גָּדַל · “to magnify” · Strong's H1431
  2. הַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.Rim“the lads”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from נַ֫עַר · “youth” · Strong's H5288
  3. וַיְהִ֣יvay.Hi“and he was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  4. עֵשָׂ֗ו'e.Sav“Esau”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from עֵשָׂו · “Esau” · Strong's H6215G
  5. אִ֛ישׁ'ish“a man”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  6. יֹדֵ֥עַyo.De.a'“[who] knew”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  7. צַ֖יִדTza.yid“hunting”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from צַ֫יִד · “wild game” · Strong's H6718A
  8. אִ֣ישׁ'ish“a man of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  9. שָׂדֶ֑הsa.Deh“[the] open country”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׂדֶה · “country; planet” · Strong's H7704G
  10. וְיַעֲקֹב֙ve.ya.'a.Ko“and Jacob”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a man · from יַעֲקֹב · “Jacob” · Strong's H3290
  11. אִ֣ישׁ'ish“[was] a man”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  12. תָּ֔םTam“quiet”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from תָּם · “complete” · Strong's H8535
  13. יֹשֵׁ֖בyo.Shev“[who] dwelt”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
  14. אֹהָלִֽים׃'o.ha.Lim“tents”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֹ֫הֶל · “tent” · Strong's H0168G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)